Dr. G. Brooks Earnest (born George[1] Brooks Earnest)[2] (October 2, 1902 in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania – September 13, 1992 in West Bloomfield, Michigan,[3]), was a distinguished American educator, administrator, and the fourth and last president of Fenn College.
G. Brooks Earnest | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 2, 1902 |
| Died | September 13, 1992 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Fourth President of Fenn College |
| Spouse | Mary Alice McKeighan[1] |
Education
editEarnest graduated from high school in Altoona, Pennsylvania.[1] He graduated in 1927 from the Case Institute of Technology with a degree in civil engineering.[1] Earnest earned his M.S. from Case Institute in 1933.[1]
Case Institute of Technology
editIn 1930 he joined the faculty of the Case Institute of Technology as an instructor of engineering.[1] He became a professor of engineering surveying and director of Camp Case in 1948.[1]
Fenn College
editDean of the School of Engineering
editEarnest, a member of the faculty at Case Institute of Technology was nominated for the position of Dean of the School of Engineering at Fenn College at a joint meeting of the board executive and personnel committees held on September 7, 1950.[4] Earnest received official approval of this on December 4, 1950 by the Fenn College board of trustees.[4] The appointment was effective on February 1, 1951.[4]
President
editAt a board meeting on January 28, 1952 it was recommended through a report submitted that Earnest be appointed the acting president of Fenn College.[4] The board unanimously approved it.[4] He was named the permanent president on September 22, 1952.[4] He served as the President of Fenn College until August 31, 1965 when Fenn College's assets were given to the State of Ohio to create Cleveland State University.[4]
Honors
editThe American Society of Civil Engineers, Cleveland section established the G. Brooks Earnest Technical Lecture Award in "appreciation of the life-long services of G. Brooks Earnest."[5]
Personal life
editEarnest was born to John Harry Earnest and Mary Catharine Earnest (née Showers).[6] He was married to Mary Alice Earnest (née McKeighan) on February 8, 1928.[1][7] They had two sons, Samuel Allen of Murrysville, Pennsylvania. and David Brooks of West Bloomfield, Michigan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "EARNEST, G. (GEORGE) BROOKS - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History". Case Western Reserve. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Cleveland State University: A Brief History - Cleveland Memory Project, CSU Library". clevelandmemory.org. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about G. B. Earnest". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Earnest, G. Brooks (1974). History of Fenn College. Cleveland, Ohio: The Fenn Educational Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. pp. 718 (total).
- ^ "G. Brooks Earnest Technical Lecture Award | Cleveland Section". sections.asce.org. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "Ancestry.com". trees.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "Ancestry.com". trees.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.